A blending of Gaelic and Cymric mythic traditions, this tale follows the birth, life and death of a figure who combines the characters and adventures of CuChulainn, the greatest hero of Irish myth and Gawain, one of the greatest knights of Arthur's British Round Table. From the Cattle Raid of Cooley, pitting all of Ireland against Ulster, to Arthur's resistance against the massive incursions of Germanic tr
In this satirically comic novella, three men and two women become increasingly entangled in a too-long weekend on the Scottish isle of Arran. The men are trying to find the fourth member of their golf fourball to decide their tied annual series. The women are on a secret and illegal mission involving local plant life. One of the women takes the chance to settle an old score against one of the unsuspecting men. Gen
James Clifford-Harris, a disabled veteran of the Great War in his mid-thirties, leads a lonely and miserable existence. Plagued by recurring nightmares and lumbered with selfish family members who are ill-equipped to deal with his needs, his attempt to escape his surroundings is made possible following an encounter with travelling Gypsies, Challenor and his daughter Mary. Learning the details of their tragic past
Kate Meredith was about to witness a post mortem on a mutilated body found in strange circumstances. Not her favourite part of the job as a detective sergeant, but it had to be done.
The dead man's past uncovered an historic abuse case involving vulnerable boys at a children's home. Something unspeakable had been happening and Kate was about to uncover the sordid and sinister details. A c
When senior detective Saul Catchpole takes his family to a production of the Mikado, he has no idea that soon he will be investigating a gruesome murder on the stage and finding out that within the operatic society things are seldom what they seem. Soon the enquiry is delving into the history of several members of the cast with surprising results. Not only does it challenge him and his team, as he introduces a new
"My name is Abagail Stone, and I always wished I could be a Dragon Rider and often dreamed of serving the kingdom."
When a rare dragon egg was stolen from the sacred Cave of Noelle, the dragons' immense power vanished along with the hope of a mass dragon army. And over the past few years, the amount of Dragon Riders has fallen. Few men have been chosen to mount the fierce yet magni
Nelpin is a government official with a complicated background. Orphaned and brought up by another family, he finds people who he can manipulate, and disposes of them when they are no longer of use.
Moskar comes from a wandering tribe of the Lagerian desert. Happily married and hoping for a child, one day changes his whole life in the desert forever.
Nelpin'
For more than two years, Alan and Kirsty have been developing a highly sophisticated robot which closely mimics both the physical and intellectual properties of human beings.
After some false starts, they design and build two prototypes - Jack and Jill - and decide to test their credibility as human by visiting an old friend. The test is a success, and they also find that the learning potential o
It was a dream come true! Everyone always said they wanted to win the lottery and when it actually happened to him, he thought all their prayers were answered.
How wrong he was! How could the best thing that had ever happened to them be the worst? He longed for his family back, for the happy family they were, he even wanted the hard times back!
No one could pre
Following The Buick Stops Here, Mungo Laird is released from the slammer with every intention of rebuilding his business empire alongside his new friend - he of the dubious financial and pharmaceutical dealings - Dave Ashley-Cole-Cole.
His first problem is to wrestle the bookies business away from his son, Cosmo, and his son's rather dishy intelligent girlfriend, Rayle
Professor Hugh Norris was studying theology with his good friend Bede Murray. He spent two years at the seminary but one day, on a chance piece of advice from one of the lecturers, he decide that a life devoted to religion was not for him. He left to study science instead and rose to prominence for his genome and DNA research.
It's many years later now and Bede is invited to dinner at Hugh
It is twenty years since Thomas Coverack has worked for British Intelligence - but you never really stop working for them, do you? He is enjoying a quiet summer term as Professor of Literature and War at Merton College, Oxford, when he is once again approached. His instructions are to investigate Henrik Strøm, the ageing founder and president of the Hammerfest Foundation in Norway; a man with an obsessive d
